Case Study: Saint Luke’s Health System – Tapping the Power of Analytics to Help Boost Clean Claim Rates, Reduce Rejections

As it prepared to transition to a new EMR, Saint Luke’s Health System needed the ability to actively monitor specific revenue cycle KPIs and establish benchmarks to keep revenue on track–both during and after the migration.

Beware the EMR “Ripple Effect”

Complex, multi-phased EHR-EMR conversions often present opportunities to introduce new systems and technologies that lie outside of the system—including revenue cycle management. But what may appear to be an upgrade to a system that is better matched to the new EHR isn’t always that.

Five Strategies for Maintaining a Healthy Revenue Cycle During an EMR Transition

You’ve heard the horror stories, now learn how making clinical and financial data “inseparable” can help ensure a smooth migration that doesn’t derail the revenue cycle. Providers can help ensure that clinical and financial systems are in sync by applying five simple strategies for maintaining healthy revenue during an EMR transition.

Top Three Insights from the HL7 FHIR® Connectathon

My first trip to the FHIR Connectathon in Orlando, Florida, last month was everything I'd been told to expect. It was filled with HL7®, masterminds, brilliant developers, exceptional healthcare speakers, and a slew of erudite Connectathon participants. While my primary objective was to test-drive FHIR, I'd like to share three unexpected and exciting discoveries that made my Connectathon experience unique.

Taming the Complexity of Medi-Cal

Most hospitals grapple with generating clean claims, streamlining claims management, and gaining insight into the source of denials. For California healthcare providers, these challenges are heightened by the requirements of Medi-Cal, the state’s publicly-funded Medicaid program. To shed light on some of the processes and tools that can help providers overcome Medi-Cal’s complexity and boost overall revenue cycle performance, RelayHealth Financial offers two new resources.

News: RelayHealth Financial Unveils ICD10Central.com

Today RelayHealth Financial introduced ICD10Central.com–the last site that providers will need for the last mile of their ICD-10 journey. With a real-time ICD-10 KPI dashboard, expert coding guidance, payer-supplied resources, and peer-powered best practices, the site offers a wealth of information to help providers prevail during these final hectic days.

Six Steps to Price Transparency–Boosting Collections and Improving Patient Satisfaction

At first glance, increased patient collections and improved patient satisfaction don’t appear to be linked. But there’s a lot to be said for the power of price transparency when it comes to patient engagement. After all, patients want visibility into what they will owe, and a happy patient is much more likely to satisfy his or her financial obligation.